RX7340 new and improved Hydraulics

cutthroat · Dec 26, 2024

Did a little work on the tractor today. The older 7320 has metal channel iron pieces you put on the cylinders for safety purposes when working under the loader to keep it from crashing down. The 7340 has a lever on one of the hoses that prevents the loader from coming down. My dealer didn't understand this and installed the hose with the lever in a spot where it was almost impossible to turn. So, I relocated it. Below are pictures of this lever. Also, the 7340 hydraulics are way better than my 7320. Looking at the specs, the 7320 has 19.2 gpm and the 7340 has 20.6 gpm. But while using my grapple today the hydraulics are at least 3x fast. At idle, my grapple opens and closes almost twice as fast as it did on my 7320, at full rpm the hydraulics are flinging things open and close almost too fast. Maybe there was something wrong with my 7320, or the really improved them on the 7340. The loader raises and lowers much faster as well. Thanks

cutthroat · Mar 8, 2025

Along the same topic of 7340 and hydraulics. My dealer finally got the additional rear remote parts in. Had them install 2 additional ones, with one having a detent.

MtnViewRanch · Mar 8, 2025

Just a heads up, and you most likely already know this, if the hose blows out, that shut off valve does nothing.
The solid blocks on the cylinder are the way to go if you have safety concerns.

panampefa · Mar 8, 2025

cutthroat said:
Did a little work on the tractor today. The older 7320 has metal channel iron pieces you put on the cylinders for safety purposes when working under the loader to keep it from crashing down. The 7340 has a lever on one of the hoses that prevents the loader from coming down. My dealer didn't understand this and installed the hose with the lever in a spot where it was almost impossible to turn. So, I relocated it. Below are pictures of this lever. Also, the 7340 hydraulics are way better than my 7320. Looking at the specs, the 7320 has 19.2 gpm and the 7340 has 20.6 gpm. But while using my grapple today the hydraulics are at least 3x fast. At idle, my grapple opens and closes almost twice as fast as it did on my 7320, at full rpm the hydraulics are flinging things open and close almost too fast. Maybe there was something wrong with my 7320, or the really improved them on the 7340. The loader raises and lowers much faster as well. Thanks

So where did you relocate the lever? (images?)

cutthroat · Mar 9, 2025

The images in the post show the lever. Image one shows the lever up, image two shows the lever down. That whole lever and hose was in a different location on the mounting plate making it difficult to turn the lever.

panampefa · Mar 9, 2025

cutthroat said:
The images in the post show the lever. Image one shows the lever up, image two shows the lever down. That whole lever and hose was in a different location on the mounting plate making it difficult to turn the lever.

Oh I see ... that "is" the new location - sorry, I missed that.

panampefa · Mar 31, 2025

cutthroat said:
Along the same topic of 7340 and hydraulics. My dealer finally got the additional rear remote parts in. Had them install 2 additional ones, with one having a detent.

cutthroat..
Do you happen to have the OEM part numbers for the two rear remotes that you added to your 7340?